{
  "id": 12822929,
  "title": "Higher Prices Are Splitting Consumers Into Three Camps",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/higher-prices-are-splitting-consumers-into-three-camps",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-08T08:00:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PYMNTS",
    "slug": "pymnts",
    "url": "https://www.pymnts.com/consumer-insights/2026/higher-prices-are-splitting-consumers-into-three-camps/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Americans facing higher bills are taking three different approaches to their paychecks, and the largest group is still holding spending steady or increasing it. That finding helps businesses avoid treating every stretched household as a consumer preparing to stop buying. PYMNTS Intelligence’s “The Fragmented Paycheck: Why Rising Spending No Longer Means Stronger Demand,” part of […] The post…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}